“This is to claim that the creature is endowed with an authority not possessed by the creator, or that the stream has risen to an elevation above that of its source.” (Page 35)
“not in any degree by moral considerations, which at that period were not recognized as an element in the question.” (Page 1)
“importation of slaves into any part of the United States from and after the first day of January, 1808” (Page 3)